February 1995 Storm Data

Dense fog formed across portions of southern Oklahoma during the early morning hours on the 10th. In the dense fog, a tractor-trailer rig went off of I-35 and hit a bridge support, injuring the driver.

Western, Central, 13 2230CST 0 0 Freezing Drizzleand Southeastern 14 1000CST and Freezing RainOklahomaOKZ006>012-014>019-021>025-027>032-038>053- Freezing drizzle, occasionally mixed with freezing rain, formed along the Red River Valley in southern Oklahoma late on the evening of the 13th, then spread northward into central Oklahoma and parts of northern Oklahoma through mid-morning on the 14th. Although no injuries or fatalities were directly attributed to the freezing precipitation, at least 150 traffic accidents were caused by icy roads across the area. In these accidents 43 injuries and one fatality were reported. The fatality occurred just south of Rufe in Choctaw County when a pickup lost control on an icy bridge and slid into a utility pole. Another accident in Lawton involved 15 cars but resulted in no injuries. Over 55 accidents were reported in the Oklahoma City metro area, 20 with injuries.

Freezing rain began in southern and central Oklahoma early the morning of the 16th, then changed over to sleet before ending around mid-afternoon as temperatures rose above freezing. Ice accumulations on roads, bridges, and overpasses caused over 200 traffic accidents, including at least 54 injuries and 3 fatalities. The 3 fatalities occurred in central Oklahoma on major highways. On I-44 in south Oklahoma City, a man was killed when his car slid into the back of a tractor-trailer rig. On Highway 9 in McClain County a woman was killed in a 2-car accident between Norman and Newcastle. The third fatality occurred on I-40 in El Reno (Canadian County) when a pickup lost control and overturned, killing the driver.

Thunderstorms formed in central and north central Oklahoma the afternoon of the 26th, then strengthened and moved eastward through early evening. Severe thunderstorms produced hail as large as golfballs in Kingfisher County.